Covid 19 coronavirus: AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine.A statement describing the error came days after the company... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 26th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

NZ Herald audience breaks records in extraordinary news year

New Zealanders have turned to the Herald in record numbers at a time when accurate information became a necessity. During the relentless news cycle of the past year, the New Zealand Herald's overall print-digital readership is at... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 26th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Gentrack sinks deeper into red as Covid-19 hits revenue

Covid-19 related writedowns took utilities software specialist Gentrack deeper into the red over the September year.The company, which specialises in software for utilities and airports, recorded a net loss of $31.7 million for... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

From isolation to redundancy: Stark reality for Air NZ cabin crew

By RNZ Air New Zealand cabin crew currently self-isolating face the prospect of losing their jobs to deep cuts across the business. Around 380 of the cabin crew on the 787s are being made redundant, said Savage, the head of... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Argosy Property half-year net profit up 50% on revaluation gains

Argosy Property's half-year net profit rose 50 per cent on the back of strong revaluation gains, rising from $76 million last year to $114.5m this year.Gross rental income increased from $50.2m to $53.3m and the company, which recorded... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

HP Business Class: Tim Brown from Allbirds

Footwear brand Allbirds launched in 2016 and was worth US$1.4 billion dollars within a couple of years. Two years to make more than a billion dollars sounds like a pretty good annual return.In reality, Kiwi co-founder Tim Brown... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Cert NZ tracks big rise in cyber attacks during pandemic

The Government's Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert NZ) fielded a record 2610 reports of cyberattacks in the September quarter, which included the second lockdown for Aucklanders.It continued a trend of escalating online fraud,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Cooking the Books podcast: How to check and fix your credit score

OPINION Each week the NZ Herald's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's how to take control of your credit score. Hosted by Frances Cook. Listen to the Cooking the Books podcast here or watch... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Reserve Bank outlines major risks to New Zealand economy

Ongoing containment of Covid-19 and significant fiscal and monetary support has ensured the New Zealand economy has been resilient to the economic shocks from the pandemic but significant risks remain, according to the Reserve Bank.New... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Grant Robertson v Adrian Orr: Those letters, decoded

Originally published by The Spinoff ANALYSIS: The New Zealand housing crisis, and how to tackle it, took epistolary form yesterday in letters from the finance minister and the Reserve Bank governor. We read between the lines.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments